Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN is Capital Management Associates NY's 3rd Largest Position

Key Points

• Capital Management Associates NY reduced its holdings in Amazon.com, Inc. by 31.0% during Q1, owning 11,000 shares valued at approximately $2.09 million, making it the company's third largest position.
• Multiple institutional investors, including Talisman Wealth Advisors and SWAN Capital, have increased their stakes in Amazon.com recently, highlighting ongoing interest from hedge funds.
• Amazon.com's stock has seen a price objective increase from research firms, with BMO Capital Markets raising its target from $270 to $280 and HSBC from $240 to $256, reflecting a positive outlook despite recent insider sales.

Capital Management Associates NY lessened its holdings in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN - Free Report) by 31.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,000 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after selling 4,945 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com accounts for approximately 4.1% of Capital Management Associates NY's portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Capital Management Associates NY's holdings in Amazon.com were worth $2,093,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 328,464,225 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $72,061,766,000 after acquiring an additional 1,725,664 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 204,930,426 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $44,837,256,000 after acquiring an additional 5,015,380 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 182,813,905 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $40,107,544,000 after acquiring an additional 4,087,933 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 97,076,276 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $21,297,564,000 after acquiring an additional 11,926,749 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 65,975,984 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock worth $14,474,471,000 after acquiring an additional 8,142,030 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Amazon.com Price Performance

NASDAQ AMZN traded down $3.66 on Tuesday, reaching $225.34. 38,732,076 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,878,940. Amazon.com, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.38 and a 12 month high of $242.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $207.92. The stock has a market cap of $2.40 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.30.

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.37. Amazon.com had a net margin of 10.54% and a return on equity of 23.84%. The business had revenue of $167.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.80 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.26 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. Amazon.com has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Amazon.com, Inc. will post 6.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jeffrey P. Bezos sold 4,273,237 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.81, for a total value of $960,666,409.97. Following the transaction, the insider owned 897,722,088 shares in the company, valued at approximately $201,816,902,603.28. This trade represents a 0.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 25,095,411 shares of company stock valued at $5,675,473,849 in the last quarter. 10.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on AMZN shares. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $235.00 price target on shares of Amazon.com and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Pivotal Research increased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $260.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $262.87.

Amazon.com Company Profile

Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.